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. >> if you isolate the medicare piece of it, they don't want to do anything on the individual medicare rips. maybe we could do something on -- i think the progressive wish list would be to do something on negotiating drug prices, bringing that back from the old fight, the affordable care act. so i think there is wiggle room. i think democrats are dug in on not touching social security and i would be shocked if that even entered the conversation. >> the cpi change, something the president has offered and he's ready to do that. >> i think people want to protect medicaid, obviously, and would like to protect social security. i think medicare is the rule. >> thatour gaggle will stick ar. we'll hear from the white house officially when they can first talk about the jobs report. they can't do it until after 8:30. this sunday's "meet the press" a debate between capitol hill leaders republican congressman and the vote counter for house republicans, kevin mccarthy and the democratic senate whip dick durbin. first, the white house soup of the day, it's friday, spicy and of course it's always fis
. >> if you isolate the medicare piece of it, they don't want to do anything on the individual medicare rips. maybe we could do something on -- i think the progressive wish list would be to do something on negotiating drug prices, bringing that back from the old fight, the affordable care act. so i think there is wiggle room. i think democrats are dug in on not touching social security and i would be shocked if that even entered the conversation. >> the cpi change, something the...
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so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, it could save you thousands in out-of-pocket costs. call now to request your free decision guide. i've been with my doctor for 12 years. now i know i'll be able to stick with him. you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients. plus, there are no networks, and you never need a referral. see why millions of people have already enrolled in the only medicare supplement insurance plans endorsed by aarp. don't wait. call now. perfect golden color. rich in fiber. my dad taught me, and i taught my son out there. morning, pa. wait... who's driving the...? ♪ 99 bushels of wheat on the farm, 99 bushels of wheat ♪ [ male announcer ] yep, there's 8 lay
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nancy pelosi guess on an assault in an op-ed today about raising the age on medicare. we are not doing that. off the table. you see jay rockefeller, whenly waxnan the house saying do not touch medicaid, by the way is bankrupting the states and squeezing education money and school money. so they have taken those off the table, which leads maybe cost of living adjustment on medicare and social security. and not much else. so, i think that is where we are now. >> jeff, from your reporting where do you get a sense of where we're headed in this. >> troubling sign of the message of closed door meeting where speaker boehner said the members should leave their christmas decorations up. and that they should plan to stay in. i think that one channel for speaker boehner here, he is beginning to face some rumblings of trouble on the right. so far, i think they have been able to do a good job holding everyone together on this. some are members of the house republican caucus that were outspoken after this closed door meeting, telling reporters that speaker boehner, you know is respo
nancy pelosi guess on an assault in an op-ed today about raising the age on medicare. we are not doing that. off the table. you see jay rockefeller, whenly waxnan the house saying do not touch medicaid, by the way is bankrupting the states and squeezing education money and school money. so they have taken those off the table, which leads maybe cost of living adjustment on medicare and social security. and not much else. so, i think that is where we are now. >> jeff, from your reporting...
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like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they pick up some of what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you in out-of-pocket medical costs every year. call today to request a free decision guide. with this type of plan, you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients... plus, there are no networks, and you'll never need a referral to see a specialist. if you're thinking about your options, call today. when you call, request your free decision guide. and find the aarp medicare supplement plan that may be right for you. but i still have a runny nose. [ male announcer ] dayquil doesn't treat that. huh? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus rushes relief to all your worst cold symptoms, plus it relieves your runny nose. [ sighs ] thank you! [ male announcer ] you're welcome. that's the cold truth! >>> flabbergasted. you can't be serious. i've never seen anything like it. we've got seven weeks between election day and the end of the year and three of those weeks have been wasted with this nonsense. >> okay. >> so how did john boehner feel about the
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how much of that is medicare? >> well, medicare is 40-50% of the health care expense so i will just extrapolate from that. but i will tell you, probably there's a lot more waste in medicare than commercial because the policing is harder. >> 40% of the 750 billion -- >> minimum. minimum. >> so what is being done about that? and what should be done and has your vast organization proposed anything to be done to eliminate waste in medicare? if you don't tackle that, you could talk forever about the other aspects of waste. >> well, other few things there. i thing in general the waste is coming from duplicated services, coming from fraud and inefficiency relative to where the individual is being serviced. so one of the reason why we're 15% below medicare, is our program -- let's talk about humana care as an example. our objective is to continue to keep people at home in an environment that they feel most comfortable with as opposed to an institution. so, we measure in our organization re-admission rates. we reduced 26%
how much of that is medicare? >> well, medicare is 40-50% of the health care expense so i will just extrapolate from that. but i will tell you, probably there's a lot more waste in medicare than commercial because the policing is harder. >> 40% of the 750 billion -- >> minimum. minimum. >> so what is being done about that? and what should be done and has your vast organization proposed anything to be done to eliminate waste in medicare? if you don't tackle that, you...
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so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, it could save you thousands in out-of-pocket costs. call now to request your free decision guide. i've been with my doctor for 12 years. now i know i'll be able to stick with him. you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients. plus, there are no networks, and you never need a referral. see why millions of people have already enrolled in the only medicare supplement insurance plans endorsed by aarp. don't wait. call now.
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you heard harry reid say we can't cutnny out of social security or medicare programs those are the big boulders of the budget those are the programs that are driving this data. we are at a stalemate. i thought we would reach an agreement. i am not so sure at this point the president wants an agreement because i think he made a political calculation it's better to go over the cliff and spend the next 3, 4 weeks blaming the republicans. >> then again higher taxes and defense cuts and gets to blame the republicans. steve moore always good to see you. >> thank you judge, great to be with you. >> later in the show heads rolled in the state department over benghazi, right? wrong. the latest double speak from the obama administration. up next, just over 24-hours from now if we goefr the fiscal cliff, who should we blame? re, ♪ ♪ >> this country is about to take a plunge over the fiscal cliff. who is really to blame? watcjomg this one. >> president has a decision to make. he can support these measures or be responsible for reckless spending and the largest tax hike in american history. >>
you heard harry reid say we can't cutnny out of social security or medicare programs those are the big boulders of the budget those are the programs that are driving this data. we are at a stalemate. i thought we would reach an agreement. i am not so sure at this point the president wants an agreement because i think he made a political calculation it's better to go over the cliff and spend the next 3, 4 weeks blaming the republicans. >> then again higher taxes and defense cuts and gets...
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if you're medicare eligible, call now... and talk to unitedhealthcare about our plans, like aarp medicarecomplete. let's get you on the right path. call today. ♪ ... >>. >> jon: we end with the news watch from the lost in translation file. the onion described as the finest news source is a satirist organization. the onion captured the headline perfectly. black man given nation's worst job. in the latest edition. named north korea the sexiest man for 2012. pretty funny but it gets funny yes, sir than that. the people of daily china's largest legitimate newspapers picked up the story and ran it for real along with 50 pictures of the guy. sarcasm totally lost on the chinese editors. with his devastating round face and strong sturdy fame. he a heartthrob is everyone's dream kon come true. a cute cuddly side. he made the editorial board
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like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they pick up some of what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you in out-of-pocket medical costs every year. call today to request a free decision guide. with this type of plan, you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients... plus, there are no networks, and you'll never need a referral to see a specialist. if you're thinking about your options, call today. when you call, request your free decision guide. and find the aarp medicare supplement plan that may be right for you. >>> today house democrats trying to demand a vote for middle-class tax cuts. is this an attempt to embarrass the republican majority which has been considering the same thing. debbie wasserman-schultz is a member of the house budget committee and will serve as chair of the democratic national committee and she joins me now. the president endorsed you for another term. congratulations. >> thank you. >> crucial vote. you got the wonderful task of trying again in the next two years to keep the democrats on top and regain the house.
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if you're medicare eligible, call now... and talk to unitedhealthcare about our plans, like aarp medicarecomplete. let's get you on the right path. call today. ♪ >>> big news for the royal family as we've been telling you about. it's about to get a little bit bigger. the duchess of cambridge is pregnant. we go live to thrown for the details. we have the confirmation from cam bring house, correct? >> reporter: absolutely right. we have confirm jaation from th palace. the palace announcing in the last half an hour or so or a little longer the royal i hadness, duke and duchess of cambridge is expecting a baby. now our understanding is that she has gone into hospital because she's suffering from what the palace is describing as acute morning sickness which means she needs specialist treatment, she needs extra i had transition and nutrient, water and minerals and that sort of thing to protect the safety of the baby so it looks as if she's had to go into hospital and that may have prompted this announcement because my understand
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almost got him to move on medicare reform. and they didn't take the deal. >> the reality at the end of the day, they are going to walk away with this without any spending restraint. we'll get a deal that will do nothing on deficits. and it's their own fault. >> i agree with that. >> let me bring up the gun issue. the president said he'll put his full weight behind his first year gun control legislation. but the question stands, does he have the stomach for how difficult this will be politically? i'm not sure. >> i'm not either. you know, there's a great line in "tom sawyer" where he says an evangelist that came through town that was so good that even huck finn stayed saved until tuesday. i worry that our attention span on these things is so, so limited. you had to bring up the question of guns as the president was laying out his second term agenda. it is one of these cultural political issues where you have a ferociously well organized opposition, and a more diffuse common sense broader population. and i think that that is whe
almost got him to move on medicare reform. and they didn't take the deal. >> the reality at the end of the day, they are going to walk away with this without any spending restraint. we'll get a deal that will do nothing on deficits. and it's their own fault. >> i agree with that. >> let me bring up the gun issue. the president said he'll put his full weight behind his first year gun control legislation. but the question stands, does he have the stomach for how difficult this...
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visit care.gov or call 1-800-medicare. he loves risk. but whether he's climbing everest, scuba diving the great barrier reef with sharks, or jumping into the market, he goes with people he trusts, which is why he trades with a company that doesn't nickel and dime him with hidden fees. so he can worry about other things, like what the market is doing and being ready, no matter what happens, which isn't rocket science. it's just common sense, from td ameritrade. a new way to save on your prescriptions. it's the aarp medicarerx saver plus plan from unitedhealthcare. with this plan, you can get copays as low as a dollar through a preferred network pharmacy like walgreens -- where you'll find 8,000 convenient locations. best of all, this plan has the lowest part d premium in the united states -- only $15 a month. open enrollment ends december 7th. so call today or visit your local walgreens. >> shepard: some survivors of super storm sandy got steamed staten island in new york. hundreds jammed in auditorium to talk with officials fema. people
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that's prohibited by law and medicare. if we had prescription price drug negotiation in medicare as we do in the va, we could save a couple $100 billion. there are things like that we could do that we should do and i would think and hope that republicans would support us on that would save the taxpayer money and save the medicare beneficiary person money by making a better, fairer pricing system and we would extend the solvency of medicare. so, a lot of things we need to do to bring down health care costs, not just to medicare, but in the overall system. >> there was apparently laughter in the room from senator mitch mcconnell when the president's initial proposal was presented. do you think that president obama started these negotiated on the wrong foot with that $1.6 trillion offer? >> no. you know, i actually think senator mcconnell is being pretty "redridiculous to laugh. the laugh is really just a way to try to ridicule the seriousness of the negotiation that senator mcconnell plays a major role in. in a normal negoti
that's prohibited by law and medicare. if we had prescription price drug negotiation in medicare as we do in the va, we could save a couple $100 billion. there are things like that we could do that we should do and i would think and hope that republicans would support us on that would save the taxpayer money and save the medicare beneficiary person money by making a better, fairer pricing system and we would extend the solvency of medicare. so, a lot of things we need to do to bring down health...
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so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, it could save you thousands in out-of-pocket costs. call now to request your free decision guide. i've been with my doctor for 12 years. now i know i'll be able to stick with him. you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients. plus, there are no networks, and you never need a referral. see why millions of people have already enrolled in the only medicare supplement insurance plans endorsed by aarp. don't wait. call now. >>> welcome back, everyone. there won't be any crying over spiped milk. congress could vote as soon as today on a farm bill that extends price supports for milk. without them, the cost of a gallon would have doubled. the deal w
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>>guest: we have to take a serious look at medicare. >>neil: your organization seems to put out, don't touch that, not now, not part of this deal. >>guest: what we saying, we can generate $950 billion of the $1.2 trillion we need over 10 years without eliminating or reducing benefits with medicare. i am also saying if we are looking for additional cuts and we need to do more everyone must be open. >>neil: but you are not open to the thing you said. you were one of the best speechers at the democratic convention but the speech ain't flying. it is implying it is on the republicans they better cough up more in taxes because we will keep feeding the beast. it is not about taming the beast but feeding the beast. >>guest: i need to say this, most of viewers watch this show now believe that all of us are involved in some kind of negotiation. that is not true. >>neil: there is nothing going on. >>guest: nothing. nothing. geithner and his staff are dealing with speaker boehner and his staff. that is it. the rest of us are not involve involveed.
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visit medicare.gov or call 1-800-medicare. >>> time for the media monitor. weekly look at the hits and errors in the new business. >>> haven't talked much about glenn beck since he left fox news. look what we have been missing. he cooked a barack obama doll in a jar of fake urine. not making it up. he was making a point about extreme art. what about respect for the presidency, stay classy, glen. >>> google had acquired a wi-fi provider named icoa for $400 million. the source, a press release. the story? a fabrication. icoa is investigating that hoax. the fake release was posted on pr web and some news outlets thought it was good enough to report without so much as phone call or e-mail to confirm it was the real deal. >>> the media over in the people's republic may be humor impaired. they ran a 55 page photo spread on kim jong-un chosen as sexiest guy alive. with his devastatingly handsome round face his boyish charm and his strong sturdy frame, this pie on yang bred hard throb is every woman's dream come true. >>> in the cynical media age, i was delighted to
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get to holiday fun faster of washington about the future of medicare and social security. anncr: but you deserve straight talk about the options on the... table and what they mean for you and your family. ancr: aarp is cutting through all the political spin. because for our 37 million members, only one word counts. get the facts at earnedasay.org. let's keep medicare... and social security strong for generations to come. >>> time for the ridiculist. i'm proud to present to you a very important message from the esteemed former senator, highly respected elder statesman directed to the youth of america. >> stop instagraming your breakfast and tweeting your first world problems and getting on youtube so you can see "gangnam style." ♪ gangnam style >> normally i would say when former senator allen simpson does it, it probably means "gangnam style" -- but the soda saves it. gives it a fresh twist. and there's more. >> start using those precious social media skills to go out and sign people up on this, three people a week. let it grow. don't forget, take part or get taken apart
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to bring you a low-priced medicare prescription drug plan. with a low $18.50 monthly plan premium, select generic hypertension drugs for only a penny and in-store copays as low as one dollar on other generic drugs after deductible, saving on your medicare prescriptions is easy. so you're free to focus on the things that really matter. call humana at 1-800-808-4003. or go to walmart.com for details. >>> welcome back to "weekends with alex witt." at the half hour now, much of northern california is taking cover from a storm that's dropping intense rain, flooding, mud slides all a concern across the golden state. but on the east coast, eerie fog greeted them. this is the view from times square. dylan dreyer is here with more details. >> we were talking about record-breaking high temperatures in the middle. so things are all over the place. and the main focus is what is going on across northern california. the good news is the heaviest of the rain that we saw is starting to push east. even tomorrow in san francisco, we'll see some sunshine before
to bring you a low-priced medicare prescription drug plan. with a low $18.50 monthly plan premium, select generic hypertension drugs for only a penny and in-store copays as low as one dollar on other generic drugs after deductible, saving on your medicare prescriptions is easy. so you're free to focus on the things that really matter. call humana at 1-800-808-4003. or go to walmart.com for details. >>> welcome back to "weekends with alex witt." at the half hour now, much of...
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so you could see more premiums, through medicares. you could also see more premiums for things like flood insurance, pension plans and so forth. these are acceptable types of revenues to conservatives that are not getting a lot of discussion or substantive discussions. also acceptable revenues are forms of privatizing. we talked a little bit about private partnerships and transportation and infrastructure. but there's also all kinds of what is that we could undertake a program of privatizing, involving asset sales and other kinds of shedding of services that would be absolutely acceptable to conservatives. in addition, we could open up access to energy sources and generate more revenues that way, but the key here for conservatives is those new revenues to the be used for more spending and that they really be used to reduce the deficit. how we lock that in when past experiments have been rather a failure, i don't have the solution to but it is important to note that there are absolutely revenues that are acceptable to conservatives and
so you could see more premiums, through medicares. you could also see more premiums for things like flood insurance, pension plans and so forth. these are acceptable types of revenues to conservatives that are not getting a lot of discussion or substantive discussions. also acceptable revenues are forms of privatizing. we talked a little bit about private partnerships and transportation and infrastructure. but there's also all kinds of what is that we could undertake a program of privatizing,...
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take a listen. >> don't even think about raising the medicare age. we are not throwing america's seniors over the cliff to give a tax cut to the wealthiest people in america. >> i have to ask you, sir, is there a fight over medicare within the democratic party? and is that contributing to the lack of progress in these negotiations? >> no, there isn't. the democratic party supports the president. he's looking for savings in medicare like we have prescription drug price negotiation, that saves $160 billion. what we don't want to do is cost shift or raise the eligibility age. serve on everybody is on a razor's edge. bottom line, this really is a two-person negotiation between the president and speaker boehner. >> but congressman, you'll remember that when speaker boehner and the president were in those grand bargain negotiations, the president is alleged to have mentioned the possibility of raising the qualifying age. >> that's right. and that caused a great deal of concern among democrats. >> it certainly did, and this week he was asked a question by b
take a listen. >> don't even think about raising the medicare age. we are not throwing america's seniors over the cliff to give a tax cut to the wealthiest people in america. >> i have to ask you, sir, is there a fight over medicare within the democratic party? and is that contributing to the lack of progress in these negotiations? >> no, there isn't. the democratic party supports the president. he's looking for savings in medicare like we have prescription drug price...
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remember, all medicare supplement insurance plans help cover what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you thousands a year in out-of-pocket costs. call now to request your free decision guide. and learn more about the kinds of plans that will be here for you now -- and down the road. i have a lifetime of experience. so i know how important that is. [gunfire] >> zombies. [laughter] megyn: well, it's not a tv show or a hollywood film, the zombie apocalypse is actually featured in a new government report. it's a disaster training exercise that you, the taxpayer, paid thousands of dollars for people to attend, the conference at which this was offered. just part of the $35 billion in wasteful spending discovered at the homeland security department, says a top senator. along with this, an extremely expensive sleigh for santa. [laughter] look at this. $257,000 for an armored truck in fargo, north dakota, that's only used for training runs and parades including the one that carries santa claus. okay. joining me now, julie roginsky, a fox news contributor and former adviser to f
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no one wants change in medicare. it's not popular but when you say we don't have to make substantive changes to a program that will consume all of our spending over the next decade or so. we have to make substantial changes. >> i'm part of the quality healthcare coalition. >> cenk: i want to say a couple of things. number one she's putting words in his mouth when. >> you mean when he's shaking his head trying to make a point. >> cenk: we have put the cuts on the table and here are different ways you can fix it. the idea that we have to cut medicare and social security to the bone is not the only idea out there. and i thought cnn was supposed to be objective. what is interesting when it's a pro establishment position, cnn is ready to go and defend the fortress. you have to cut medicare and entitlements. i find really interesting her dismissive tone towards constituents. >> the people that he represents. >> cenk: she said it won't be popular. we live in a democracy, why would we do that? >> the house of what? >> cenk:
no one wants change in medicare. it's not popular but when you say we don't have to make substantive changes to a program that will consume all of our spending over the next decade or so. we have to make substantial changes. >> i'm part of the quality healthcare coalition. >> cenk: i want to say a couple of things. number one she's putting words in his mouth when. >> you mean when he's shaking his head trying to make a point. >> cenk: we have put the cuts on the table...
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like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they cover some of what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you in out-of-pocket medical costs. call today to request a free decision guide to help you better understand medicare and which aarp medicare supplement plan works best for you. with this type of plan, you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients... plus, there are no networks, and you'll never need a referral to see a specialist. there's a range of plans to choose from, too. and they all travel with you. anywhere in the country. join the millions who have already enrolled in the only medicare supplement plans endorsed by aarp, an organization serving the needs of people 50 and over for generations... and provided by unitedhealthcare insurance company, which has over 30 years of experience behind it. call today. remember, all medicare supplement plans help cover some of what medicare doesn't pay -- expenses that could really add up. these kinds of plans could save you in out-of-pocket medical costs. you'll be able to choose any doctor w
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like all standardized medicare supplement plans, they help cover some of the expenses medicare doesn't pay. and save you up to thousands in out-of-pocket costs. to find out more, request your free decision guide. call or go online today. after all, when you're going the distance, it's nice to have the experience and commitment to go along with you. keep dreaming. keep doing. go long. >> time now for hits and misses of the week. first a, hit to you. >> a hit to the u.s. supreme court for throwing open the door to another constitutional challenge to obamacare. the high court agreed to a request from liberty university to reopen its lawsuit against a main provisions of the health care law, arguing they're unconstitutional on the religious grounds and this of course goes to the point about the law requiring employers to provide contraception and no idea how far it will go, but the court deserves credit for parts of the hearing. >> thanks. >> bret? >> this is a miss to china's people's daily largest newspaper i think in the world which picked up an item in the american media called kim jong
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when it comes to medicare and medicaid and health care spending general, i think we start on medicare and make sure we are committed to medicare and the promise we have made to our seniors -- not just current seniors, but future seniors. is really is something we start with, to keep its universal and to keep benefits. once he makes the decision where we are not going to shift costs to individuals the we have to focus on containing the rate of growth in costs medicare is a way to do that. for private companies and individuals, it makes a difference as well. we are trying to do that, implementing thea aca. i feel strongly of rewarding doctors differently, in a way that rewards success. in those discussions, are there other ways we can see revenues come in from within the health- care system? i think that is on the table. i am not keen on raising the age for medicare. we have to help figure out how to a group of people figure out how to get health college. that is the cost of subsidies. do they go into the exchange. for medicare, the use of the least expensive seniors we have, 65 and 66
when it comes to medicare and medicaid and health care spending general, i think we start on medicare and make sure we are committed to medicare and the promise we have made to our seniors -- not just current seniors, but future seniors. is really is something we start with, to keep its universal and to keep benefits. once he makes the decision where we are not going to shift costs to individuals the we have to focus on containing the rate of growth in costs medicare is a way to do that. for...
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let's keep medicare... and social security strong for generations to come. if we want to improve our schools... ... what should we invest in? maybe new buildings? what about updated equipment? they can help, but recent research shows... ... nothing transforms schools like investing in advanced teacher education. let's build a strong foundation. let's invest in our teachers so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. and you see the woman you fell in love with. she's everything to you. but your erectile dysfunction - that could be a question of blood flow. cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is the only daily ed tablet approved to treat ed and symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently or urgently. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medications, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sexual activity. do not take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, as this may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. d
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almost got him to move on medicare reform. and they didn't take the deal. >> the reality at the end of the day, they are going to walk away with this without any spending restraint. we'll get a deal that will do nothing on deficits. and it's their own fault. >> i agree with that. >> let me bring up the gun issue. the president said he'll put his full weight behind his first year gun control legislation. but the question stands, does he have the stomach for how difficult this will be politically? i'm not sure. >> i'm not either. you know, there's a great line in "tom sawyer" where he says an evangelist that came through town that was so good that even huk finn stayed saved until tuesday. the gun control thing is so tough. it is one of these cultural political issues where you have a ferociously well organized opposition, and a more diffuse common sense broader population. and i think that that is where the tension is. that also by the way is not -- the well organized interest plus the common sense diffusion is not just limited
almost got him to move on medicare reform. and they didn't take the deal. >> the reality at the end of the day, they are going to walk away with this without any spending restraint. we'll get a deal that will do nothing on deficits. and it's their own fault. >> i agree with that. >> let me bring up the gun issue. the president said he'll put his full weight behind his first year gun control legislation. but the question stands, does he have the stomach for how difficult this...
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[inaudible] i paid $93 a month to medicare. i pay 15% of my prescription costs, plus i pay $11.40 a month. so, when you want to take, when it should take from yourself? >> guest: great point. first of all we have. we cut congressional budgets and that's a proof reacting to do. i'm sure we will look at trying to do it again. it's hard to address individual case because you don't know what the circumstances are. if we look at the budget they don't go down, take a look. were not spending less on this program summit were a few years ago. part of that is beginning the first edges of the baby boom moving into this. nobody has a reform proposal on either side of the other would threaten any benefit this lady is currently receiving. nobody wants to do that. if we don't do things, her benefits of the affected drastically a not so we're trying to avoid. to give credit to the other side, so were they. were trying to reach some sustainable way to protect. >> host: the gop proposal doesn't include 200 billion in savings by adjusting the cos
[inaudible] i paid $93 a month to medicare. i pay 15% of my prescription costs, plus i pay $11.40 a month. so, when you want to take, when it should take from yourself? >> guest: great point. first of all we have. we cut congressional budgets and that's a proof reacting to do. i'm sure we will look at trying to do it again. it's hard to address individual case because you don't know what the circumstances are. if we look at the budget they don't go down, take a look. were not spending...
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and become the first and only national medicare advantage company to achieve a 5-star rating for a medicare plan... your efforts result in the quality of care and service we're able to provide... which means better health outcomes... and more quality time to share with the ones who matter most. i love you, grandma! [ male announcer ] humana. ♪ >> it it's been a tough season for the kansas city chiefs in the nfl and yesterday, a player committed murder and suicide and with that on their minds, chiefs played the game. the death of linebacker jovan belcher and his girlfriend. a moment of silence just before the game today in honor of all the victims of domestic violence. no mention of belcher by name. police say belcher shot and killed his girlfriend cassandra perkins at their home and then drove to the chiefs training facility near arrowhead stadium, took out a gun and shot himself in front of his coach and general manager. belcher and perkins were parents of a three month old baby girl, who was in another room at the time of the shooting. she was not hurt. the chiefs won today. they beat t
and become the first and only national medicare advantage company to achieve a 5-star rating for a medicare plan... your efforts result in the quality of care and service we're able to provide... which means better health outcomes... and more quality time to share with the ones who matter most. i love you, grandma! [ male announcer ] humana. ♪ >> it it's been a tough season for the kansas city chiefs in the nfl and yesterday, a player committed murder and suicide and with that on their...
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remember, all medicare supplement insurance plans help cover what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you thousands a year in out-of-pocket costs. call now to request your free decision guide. and learn more about the kinds of plans that will be here for you now -- and down the road. i have a lifetime of experience. so i know how important that is. jenna: "happening now", house republicans are putting their offer on the table to cut the deficit and avoid the fiscal cliff. it calls for collecting an additional $800 billion in revenue over 10 years without raising tax rates. and that's balanced by the reduction of $800 billion in spending from federal programs. a lot of ins and outs there. we just tried to boil it down for you because in all the republican plan will cut the deficit by $1.6 trillion. so far democrats are uninspired by this. here is what democratic congressman chris van hollen of maryland had to say last night on "special report". >> the big difference, bret, between the way the president proposed to deal with medicare and the republicans, the republican pl
remember, all medicare supplement insurance plans help cover what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you thousands a year in out-of-pocket costs. call now to request your free decision guide. and learn more about the kinds of plans that will be here for you now -- and down the road. i have a lifetime of experience. so i know how important that is. jenna: "happening now", house republicans are putting their offer on the table to cut the deficit and avoid the fiscal cliff. it calls...
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remember, all medicare supplement insurance plans help cover what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you thousands a year in out-of-pocket costs. call now to request your free decision guide. and learn more about the kinds of plans that will be here for you now -- and down the road. i have a lifetime of experience. so i know how important that is. >> greg: time for one more thing. bob first. would have about that? >> bob: it's been 40 year since the last american walked on the moon. the last person walked on the moon. and our good friend cavuto put together a special. "fly me to the moon" sunday at 9:00 p.m. eastern time. he talks to a number of astronauts who have been to the moon. dock pelling and beautiful -- it's a compelling and beautiful documentary he's done. take a look at a segment of it. >> it was time to come back, but not before the sight of the earth booming with color, atmosphere and light in a cold black sky affected cerna. >> i promise you if i could take every human being with me for five minutes and stand them next to me for the surface of the moon an
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cutting unnecessary waste -- neil: not medicare or medicare, but out of something else? >> they would reduce the costs of medicaid aeromedicare in sensible ways that affect the country. everybody knows health care costs are spiraling out of control. some examples, right now, medicare does not negotiate the prices of pharmaceutical drugs. the veterans' administration does, why not medicare? cut the hospital of required diseases requiring health care costs in that way. the affordable care act not only envisions and requires in certain ways cuts in the cost of health care spending -- neil: suspect that the same as republicans saying don't raise rates. you don't like when republicans do it, you don't like when they say leave entitlements off the table. >> we have to do both. neil: but we're not doing both. >> well, that's what the challenge is ahead. i'm more hopeful than ever we can reach a deal -- neil: are you really? after this, i'm not. when you and your colleagues say, senator, look, don't touch entitlements. first of all, limiting the growth in the program is not a cu
cutting unnecessary waste -- neil: not medicare or medicare, but out of something else? >> they would reduce the costs of medicaid aeromedicare in sensible ways that affect the country. everybody knows health care costs are spiraling out of control. some examples, right now, medicare does not negotiate the prices of pharmaceutical drugs. the veterans' administration does, why not medicare? cut the hospital of required diseases requiring health care costs in that way. the affordable care...
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almost got him to move on medicare reform. and they didn't take the deal. >> the reality at the end of the day, they are going to walk away with this without any spending restraint. we'll get a deal that will do nothing on deficits. and it's their own fault. >> i agree with that. >> let me bring up the gun issue. the president said he'll put his full weight behind his first year gun control legislation. but the question stands, does he have the stomach for how difficult this will be politically? i'm not sure. >> i'm not either. you know, there's a great line in "tom sawyer" where he says an evangelist that came through town that was so good that even huck finn stayed saved until tuesday. i worry that our attention span on these things is so limited. you had to bring up the question of guns as the president was laying out his second term agenda. it is one of these cultural political issues where you have a ferociously well organized opposition, and a more diffuse common sense broader population. and i think that that is where t
almost got him to move on medicare reform. and they didn't take the deal. >> the reality at the end of the day, they are going to walk away with this without any spending restraint. we'll get a deal that will do nothing on deficits. and it's their own fault. >> i agree with that. >> let me bring up the gun issue. the president said he'll put his full weight behind his first year gun control legislation. but the question stands, does he have the stomach for how difficult this...
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mostly because of medicare and medicaid. that's not medicare's fault. it's a very efficient program and run by the government. so it doesn't have a lot of overhead. it has enormous economies of scale and bargain for better rates of doctors and hospitals dictate prices so for what it provides, medicare's very cheap. it's getting expensive over time because a lot more people are going on to the program and in general the health care system, public health insurance, private health insurance, it's all very expensive and only so much right now that medicare can do about it. the problem isn't medicare, per se. not that medicare is a wasteful program but the health care system is -- and health care costs and getting in to the guts of the health care system and rather than lopping off a sum of health care. >> if we lowered health care costs overall, the cost of medicare goes down andç medica more affordable without necessarily even needing to tinker with medicare and the point of something that you were writing about. we have all the conversations about hundr
mostly because of medicare and medicaid. that's not medicare's fault. it's a very efficient program and run by the government. so it doesn't have a lot of overhead. it has enormous economies of scale and bargain for better rates of doctors and hospitals dictate prices so for what it provides, medicare's very cheap. it's getting expensive over time because a lot more people are going on to the program and in general the health care system, public health insurance, private health insurance, it's...
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i heard what you said about medicare. that is -- no matter what you do, you still have this inflation going on. it is major. i would like to have your thoughts on that. >> let me say a few things. health care inflation in the last couple of years has slowed quite sharply. it has been about 3.5%. it is very positive developments. some of that probably is due to the weak economy, which means less demand for services. some of its likely is do to the affordable care act. there is growing evidence of that. we do not know for sure. there are some positive experiences in the affordable care act that could reap benefits. the insurance exchanges, the independent payment advisory board. we will have to see how that works out. most encouraged about the cadillac tax. this is a tax on gold-plated health insurance policies for folks like me. i get a very good health care package. if i get sick, i am unfettered in terms of my health-care consumption. it will make it more costly and i will start shopping for health care. that will create
i heard what you said about medicare. that is -- no matter what you do, you still have this inflation going on. it is major. i would like to have your thoughts on that. >> let me say a few things. health care inflation in the last couple of years has slowed quite sharply. it has been about 3.5%. it is very positive developments. some of that probably is due to the weak economy, which means less demand for services. some of its likely is do to the affordable care act. there is growing...
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it's not just medicare beneficiaries. remember, in the sequestration, lots of other programs get hit. you're interested in biomedical research and the nih, that gets hit. is you've got to be very careful here. plus, the republicans constantly say, well, we don't want to become like greece. what's driving off the fiscal cliff make us look like? it makes us look completely irresponsible as if we can't control our own spending and put in order some priorities. >> so there will be some real health care suffering if we go off the cliff, so to speak? >> that's absolutely true. i would say the other important thing we need to do, we want to incentivize doctors an hospitals to keep people well. not to just do procedures. and that is the key to really transforming medicare. >> all right. i want to show you a map of the states that are refusing to implement the insurance exchanges. it's rather interesting. the other states are either implementing the exchanges or haven't decided to do that. if states don't decide to do it and the f
it's not just medicare beneficiaries. remember, in the sequestration, lots of other programs get hit. you're interested in biomedical research and the nih, that gets hit. is you've got to be very careful here. plus, the republicans constantly say, well, we don't want to become like greece. what's driving off the fiscal cliff make us look like? it makes us look completely irresponsible as if we can't control our own spending and put in order some priorities. >> so there will be some real...
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and which aarp medicare supplement plan might work best for you. there's a range to choose from, depending on your needs and your budget. and they all travel with you -- anywhere in the country. best of all, you'll be joining the millions who have already enrolled in the only medicare supplement insurance plans endorsed by aarp, an organization serving the needs of people 50 and over for generations. ♪ remember, all medicare supplement insurance plans help cover some of what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you in out-of-pocket medical costs. you'll be able to choose any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients. and you never need referrals. so call now to request a free decision guide and learn more. after all, when you're going the distance, it's nice to have the experience and commitment to go along with you. keep dreaming. keep doing. go long. >>> it's time now to "clear the air," and while the vast majority of commentators have spoken about the horrifying events in newtown with a degree of sense and sensitivity, one former presi
and which aarp medicare supplement plan might work best for you. there's a range to choose from, depending on your needs and your budget. and they all travel with you -- anywhere in the country. best of all, you'll be joining the millions who have already enrolled in the only medicare supplement insurance plans endorsed by aarp, an organization serving the needs of people 50 and over for generations. ♪ remember, all medicare supplement insurance plans help cover some of what medicare doesn't...
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a lot of them got into congress demagoguing medicare. but if they want this, they are going to, a, need a democratic president to sign the legislation. it can never -- the republican
a lot of them got into congress demagoguing medicare. but if they want this, they are going to, a, need a democratic president to sign the legislation. it can never -- the republican